This was the week that was

Wow! Did we have a busy week at the J-School, and it’s only Wednesday.

We got started with the big, big Tiger win Saturday night capturing the American League pennant. The final call, by faculty member Lori Anne Dickerson’s husband, Dan, the voice of the Detroit Tigers, is now the call heard round the world. In case you missed it, just click on the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Iaj7Wzi_8&mode=related&search=

Monday high school students from all over the state took over the Lansing Center for our Michigan Interscholastic Press Association fall conference. J-School faculty member and MIPA Executive Director Cheryl Pell had an all star line-up of presenters in sessions ranging from design, information graphics, column writing, ethics, censorship. Then we got gassed…literally. Work crews outside the building sliced through a gas main. The final sessions in early afternoon were cut short when the police ordered an emergency evacuation of the building. But hey, this was a building full of budding journalists. They did what any self respecting journalists do—they covered the story.

Tuesday night students from ALANA hosted a Meet the Media night for students to listen to the pros (many alums from the J-School) about the best way to land internships and jobs and what students can expect in the changing media landscape. The message came through loud and clear: get as many experiences as you can, be flexible and ready for changes throughout your career and master hands on skills that include text, video, audio, visuals. Hard core tree huggers need to adapt. Broadcast: ditto.

Intern recruiters are coming weekly to campus. Last week was the Jackson Citizen-Patriot, next week is the Columbus Post-Dispatch. Interested, see L.A., though next week she’s going to be a little distracted as the Tigers go for the World Series win. Go Tigers!